The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-06-04
HAS LOUISIANA BUT TWO MEN FIT
TO BE GOVERNOR.

A few, very few thank God, of the
newspapers Of this State, assuming to
control tho State Of Louisiana, arc try
ing to cajole and inisIead the people into
the belief that there are but two men
In the State fit to rule over its destinies
for the next four years and these two
men, they would have us to believe
are Gov. McEnery and General Mich.
oils. Every man and woman knows
that this is false idea, Il miserable
subterfuge, calculated aud designed to
hood,wink and deceive the people,
that the trickstcrs and politicians may
accomplish their personal ends and
thWart the will Of the people. Person.
city, we have the kindest feelings for
both these candidates, but they do
not embrace all the virtue in Louisiana,
and both OF them represent q political
"ring," one III which manipulates all
Federal appointments in this State,
aud the other, the State Government.
There are many good men on both
sides, but there are also men in both
factions who will debauch the dearest
interests of the Democratic party to
accom- Iish their personal ends; and
the hard common sense Of the people
must be relied upon TO convince The
wire pullers that they will judge justly
and decide promptly all questions that
may arise during tho present CAM
paigu. The people of Louisiana must
stand firm to the Democratic.party,a and
demonstrate that it is still the party Of
the people, and that the iallacy that
the politicians still rule the State, is a
mistake of the mos. glaring propor~
lions. There are many good men in
the Democratic party, who are not un-
der the thumb Of any political boss,
and whose character is emblematicai
Of every pure and exalted sentiment OF
humanity, whose every heartthrob is
responsive to Christian sympathy,
whose every impulse is prompted by
the feelings of un-cOntalninated patric.
tism, and in whose every public action
virtue aud honor is the ruling motive.
The people should SEQ to it that some
such Democrat receives the nomination
and we believe that they will not be
misled and beWildered, and thus in
duced to accept either of the above
candidates, unless they are convinced
: that the best interests of the country
! will be subserved thereby.
The politicians have "made The
j.. game" and by ridicnle are trying Il
deter any one else from entering thu
field, but il the people will speak out
the wiley politicians will sec that theil
, game is baked and will quickly vince
into line, and cooperate VITA thos,
whom they had hoped TO bewildel
and fool. 1t is we'll known fact tina
Gov. McEuery is not our choice io
Governor, but not word can be sale
against his fidelity to tho party, whit,
on the other hand we are fully con
WINGED that Gen. Nichols is not snt1i
GENTLY pronounced in his ideas o
Democracy to be safe leader for tina
party. We have ever been in sym
pathy with the faction that favors hi
nomination, but our party tidelit,
prompts us 10 protest against The ide;
Of rewardinga man who holted his part.
at the last election held i'll this State
Such course would be only temp
tation of other Office seekers to follow
his example. We do not want I,
read any Inau out Of the party, but d.
favor rewarding the faithful and true
-De,S0to Democrat.